The Indians won their fourth straight and ninth in the last 10 as Len Barker scattered seven hits and second baseman Duane Kuiper -- starting his first game since last June 1 -- slapped two hits in a 3-1 triumph over the White Sox. Kuiper singled and eventually scored on Rick Manning's groundout for the Indians' first run in the third inning. Bo Diaz opened the Cleveland fifth with a single, moved to third on Kuiper's single and scored when Tom Veryzer hit into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       2, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     1   3   .296      Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .139
Bernazard 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .351        Littleton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pryor 2b            1   0   1   0     1   0   .316      Manning cf            3   1   0   1     1   0   .152
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .317      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Luzinski dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Thornton dh           2   0   0   0     1   1   .348
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Orta rf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .212
Lemon cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .292      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Baines rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .213      Diaz c                3   1   1   0     0   1   .357
Morrison 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kuiper 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .667
Almon ss              2   0   1   1     0   0   .328      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .357
  Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   8             Totals               28   3   5   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 11,618
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Indians 3
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Fisk, Kuiper, Veryzer
Triples: Lemon (1)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (3), Manning (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Almon (1)
GIDP: Veryzer (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(1-2)          8     5   3   2   2   4   0  30   2.74
Totals                  8     5   3   2   2   4   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(2-1)           9     7   1   1   2   8   0  37   1.85
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   0  37

Passed Balls: Diaz (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore walked; Bernazard singled to left
[LeFlore to second]; Bernazard was picked off first (catcher to
first); Tony Bernazard ejected by 1B umpire Larry McCoy for
throwing helmet; Fisk struck out; Luzinski struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: PRYOR REPLACED BERNAZARD (PLAYING 2B); Dilone was
called out on strikes; Manning flied out to right; Hargrove
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lemon
struck out; Baines singled to right; Morrison forced Baines
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Orta grounded out (second to
first); Harrah singled to left; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon singled to left; LeFlore struck out; Pryor
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Almon to second];
Fisk flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer singled to left
[Kuiper to second]; Dilone forced Veryzer (shortstop unassisted)
[Kuiper to third]; Dilone stole second; Manning grounded out
(second to first) [Kuiper scored, Dilone to third]; Hargrove
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians
1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
flied out to left; Lemon tripled to center; Baines flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(second to first); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison grounded out (second to first); Almon
flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz singled to left; Kuiper singled to right [Diaz
to third]; Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Diaz scored (no RBI), Kuiper out at
second]; Dilone flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor singled to right; Fisk forced Pryor (third
to second); Luzinski forced Fisk (third to second); Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians
2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning walked; Manning stole second [Manning to
third (error by Fisk)]; Hargrove struck out; Thornton walked;
Orta forced Thornton (shortstop unassisted) [Manning scored
(unearned)]; Harrah flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon singled to right; Baines singled to
shortstop [Lemon to second]; Morrison flied out to center; Diaz
allowed a passed ball [Lemon to third, Baines to second]; Almon
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lemon scored]; LeFlore grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Diaz struck out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to
first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor walked; Fisk struck out; Luzinski flied out
to center; Johnson forced Pryor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone flied out to right; Manning flied out to
right; Hargrove grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LITTLETON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baines struck out (catcher to
first); Morrison reached on an error by Kuiper; MOLINARO BATTED
FOR ALMON; Molinaro reached on an error by Veryzer [Morrison to
second]; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 3.